The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-09-14
Opposition to the Administration and the
Presidents Opinion Of It
HsmpsriDg His Eflrts by Giving Circulation
to CArping Attacks.
A Mistaken Idea of mr.. PuIitz sr-The Pa
eific Commission Northumberland
Army Matters-Other Points.


with President Cleveland, held at Oakview
and the white house during the three days
last week. In this, PROBABLY the first &C
corded interview with him since he was
elected President, it is set forth to the ex-
tent Of six columns Mr.. Clsveland's
views upon such topics of national
interest and importance as his
denomination, civil service reform, the
ipsDcial situation, the Wheeling incident
and his coming visit to the South and
West. The immediate object of Mr.. Smiths
visit to Washington was to deliver mes
sage from Mr.. Pulitzer to President Cleve-
land, touching the matter of his recent in
siructions TO The Pacific Railroad CommIs-
sion at San Francisco.
The press dispatches, it will be remem-
bered, Tt ported that the President had lett
il merely discretionary with the Commiss-
ion to employ additional council to argue
before the United States court the question
whether the Commission had the right to
compel witnesses to answer. Ga these
press dispatches was founded the
Worlds editorial criticism OF the
Presidents actionafter application
for the exact text of the instructions had
failed of results, both in Washington and
San Francisco. Some days afterwards"
says the correspondent, "the President
gave out the text of his reply, and the
world as promptly expressed its regret
that il had been led into criticism when
it should, IS the Presidents published
telegram fully warranted, have COM
mended the emphasis of his re-
Commissioners" at the same time the
President furnished this reply to the press
he was represented TO have referred 20 the
World as IAN opposition newspaper" and
to Misrepresentation of which he was TO
ported 10 have said had been guilty in re-
gard to him. i was 4pstrucsed by Mr..
Pulitzer TO express verbally to the
President his regret at the
tbst While the editor Of The Word Gritty is
cised frankly what he believed to be wrong
inpariy or president, as in any organiza-
ton, community or individual, he was
more than ready to give his warmest ad-
vocacy 20 every act of any person or organ
izstion which was in the interest OF the
people.
Mr.. Pulitzer's messages having been de-.
hvered, the President said:
The PRESIDENTS REPLY.
"I fully appreciate the valuable. work
the World has doRe in the reformation of
of abuses in New York, and its efforts in
30 many directions in behalf of the people.
But have seen in the World, with great
regret and surprise disposition at times
10 throw obstacles in the way of my efforts
to establish Civil Service Reforms so
firmly that there can never be q return to
the old perDicious method, although
seeming to be its friend. ] refer to the
republisbing of the comment of
newspapers hostile to me and my purpose,
often Republican newspapers, and thus
giving currency through the great circula.
ton of the World to carping attacks which
otherwise would be limited TO the small
and local calculations of the journals in
which they first appeared.
'NO man in the country can know the
endorsements and the perplexities which
have surrounded me In attempting to
amend the condition OF public affairs.
With these limitations to the Immediately
successful accomplishment of nay purpose,
but guided by every light possible to be
made available, / know 1 am trying to
bring about the remedy without the least
personal ambition or intent. Notwith-
standing the natural aggrevatio n
which l have felt in not
ing the apparent disposition against
me personally, see the desire of Mr.. PuI-
itzer through the World 10 aid in the
same direction, but the fact Is am neces-
ssriiy the person now to bring this reform
about and Is there any better way to secure
the accomplishment of reform than by
helping me now to accomplish il II he be-
ieves me honest in my purpose? The man
who holds the reIDs is the one to whom
those who are interested in q safe termin-
alton of the journey must OF necessity
trust"
sLet me say here" Mr. Cleveland con-
tinued, "that if the disappointment arts
ing from my inabity to name for Office all
these recommended by my uear personal
and political friends were sufficient cause
for alienation, those who wish me well
would be very few to-day. The President
denied that he believed, as had been
alleged that Mr.. Pulitzer's apparent un-
friend]iness grew out of the fact that he
had failed to secure the appointment OF
his (Mr. Pulifzer's 81 attorney, Charles Glib
son, of st. Louis. to foreign mission, and
added that Mr.. Pulitzer had never solicited
any other appointment.
In q subsequent conversation the Presi-
dent said that the composition of the Pa
cific Railroad Commission had been a mat.
ter of unusual thought and consideration
with him, and, in view of the valuable
information obtained, he was glad that the
question decided by Justice Field against
the Commission had not been raised earlier.
Their dispatch recommending the
employment of additional counsel had
been answered Immediately aud full
power given them: Why such counsel bad
not been employed he had not been in
formed, but be understood that reasona-
BILE adjournment to examine into the law
had been expected.
Concerning recent events in Grand Army
circles, Mr.. Cleveland said: The soldier
having laid down his arms after making
so many sacrifices and enduring 50 many
hardsbips, having achieved such a vast
and good work in perpetuationg our Re-
public, should be pre-eminently the bsst
citizen. When he again in times OF peace
resumes his citizenship his desire for the
peace and quiet of his country and its
prosperity, entirely upon these, should be
emphasized by the very trials he has IN
defgone. / do not believe he can be
carried away from the even plane of that
good citizenship by the devices Of unscru.
puIous mquRho would use him for parti-
He furtno Md he did not fear there
would be any overt acts In st. Louis in
retaliation FOR the Wheeling incident,
because II was contrary to what he knew
to be the spirit Of the municipal and com.
mercial bodies which had invited him
there, and which he believed TO be the
spirit nf the whole people OF st. Louis
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
With the progress OF civil service re-
form the President is very much pleased
SIN the first year OF my administration, y
said the President, linen came here by the
hundred = by the thousand = each
company filing the room and
emptying IL only TO make way for